WIT and Bausch + Lomb take to the skies with drone collaboration

Sophisticated drones and cameras from Waterford Institute of Technology’s (WIT) Department of Architecture are being used for controlled flights over €115m Bausch + Lomb expansion The Building Information Modelling Collective (BIMC) Research Group in WIT’s Department of Architecture is collaborating with Bausch + Lomb’s expansion works in Waterford city. “The BIMC Research Group are utilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)/Drones to conduct aerial photogrammetry surveys of the works as they progress. This entails regular site visits to conduct controlled flights using sophisticated drones and HD cameras and then supplying this information to Bausch + Lomb for use by their Facilities Management Team that, in turn, assists them in their supervision of the on-going works,” said Robin Stubbs, Programme Leader of the 4-year BSc (Honours) in Architectural & BIM Technology at WIT. Derek O’Connor Facilities Engineering and Project Manager, Bausch + Lomb, said: “Using aerial footage produced by the BIM Group has proven to be a very successful method of communicating the progress of the building expansions to senior management and external stakeholders. “Using the advanced technology of unmanned aerial vehicles – UAV/drones – has developed into an important tool for monitoring the progress of the building works. A partnership between […]